About This Statistic. This statistic shows the dollar sales of ice cream in the United States in 2017, by type. The sales of ice cream amounted to approximately 6.6 billion U.S. dollars in the 52 weeks ending May 27, 2017.
DEFINITION of 'Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)'. An ETF, or exchange traded fund, is a marketable security that tracks an index, a commodity, bonds, or a basket of assets like an index fund. Unlike mutual funds, an ETF trades like a common stock on a stock exchange. ETFs experience price changes throughout the day as they are bought and sold.
ETFs and ETF Options. An ETF is essentially a mutual fund that trades like an individual stock. As a result, anytime during the trading day an investor can buy or sell an ETF that represents or tracks a given segment of the markets.